Taylor Yard Transit Village celebrates milestones
The project is on San Fernando Road, just south of Rio de Los Angeles State Park in the Cypress Park community of Los Angeles. Both the 94 Local Bus and 794 [continue reading]
Green Line resuming normal service
Final Update, 6:40 p.m.: Repairs to the overhead power supply system near Aviation/LAX are complete, and the Metro Green Line is resuming normal service at this time. The Metro Green Line is currently running with major delays due to damage to the overhead wires and power supply system between Aviation/LAX [continue reading]
Preview of May Metro Service Councils Meetings
All five Metro Service Councils will be conducting their monthly meetings in May as regularly scheduled. As a reminder, the Westside/Central Service Council made a permanent change to their meeting location – moving to the Metro headquarters building in downtown LA – last month. All Service Councils are scheduled to [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Wednesday, May 6
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Today’s profile of a Metro rider by Zocalo Public Square: I [continue reading]
Reminder: SR-710 North Study public hearings tonight and Thursday
Here’s the news release from Caltrans and Metro: (May 4, 2015) The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) will conduct two public hearings this week to record input on the Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) concerning SR-710 North. The hearings [continue reading]
Crenshaw/LAX Line construction update, May 2015
Construction work continues on the Crenshaw/LAX Line with several new worksites locations in May, including a closure at Aviation Boulevard and Imperial Highway, steel pile installation at Park Mesa Heights and excavation and decking of the Crenshaw/Vernon station, the third underground station (Crenshaw/Expo and Crenshaw/MLK are the other two). Full Intersection Closure [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Tuesday, Cinco de Mayo
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Today’s profile of a Metro rider by Zocalo Public Square: I take the train and just listen, Wilshire Boulevard to Venice Boulevard Mayor de Blasio is irked by a subway [continue reading]
Metro releases budget for 2015-16 fiscal year
[scribd id=264284672 key=key-2AqUtLa1Eb2szfyPNbpm mode=scroll] Metro released the proposed $5.6-billion budget for the coming fiscal year, which begins July 1 and runs through June 30, 2016. The Metro Board of Directors will consider the budget at their May round of meetings. The budget is also online at metro.net. In one sentence, [continue reading]
Transportation headlines, Monday, May 4
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Today’s profile of a Metro rider by Zocalo Public Square: I love huevo rancheros, MLK Jr. Boulevard to Washington Boulevard. Los Angeles and its booming creative class lures New Yorkers [continue reading]
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at Union Station with Mariachi Alfaro
In celebration of Cinco de Mayo, Mariachi Alfaro will lead a procession through Union Station on Tuesday, May 5. The event will start at 4 p.m. in Union Station’s East Portal and head west through the passageway, so don’t miss it!